Registering with the municipality in the Netherlands

Do you intend to live in the Netherlands for more than 4 months? Then you must register in the Personal Records Database (Basisregistratie Personen – BRP). You can do this at the municipality where you intend to live.

You must register in the BRP at the municipality where your intended address is located. There is no charge for this.

If you have no fixed address, you must register your postal address. For example, if you are a ship’s captain, or where the institution that you are in, such as a prison or psychiatric facility, is located.

Are you moving from one municipality to another municipality in the Netherlands? Then you must notify the new municipality of your change of address.

You must register with the municipality within 5 days of arriving in the Netherlands. You can do this at your municipality. Are your partner and/or children are coming with you to the Netherlands? They must come with you to the municipality.

Once you register in the BRP, you will receive a citizen service number (Burgerservicenummer – BSN). You will need this number for any contact with the Government of the Netherlands, such as when managing your taxes.

Exceptions

In some situations you can register later or in a different way:

You are going to be living in the Netherlands for less than 4 months. Then you can register in the BRP as a non-resident. For this you can use an address outside the Netherlands. You will still receive a BSN.
You do not have valid residence status, and to be allowed to stay in the Netherlands, you need a residence permit (verblijfsvergunning). If you are waiting for your residence permit to arrive, you do not have to register within 5 days.
You are unable to prove your identity. This may require additional investigation. Registering with the municipality can then wait until the outcome of this investigation. After that, you will have to register.

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Gennep

Here is some information from your municipality.

Municipality of Gennep: Registering with the municipality

You must inform us of your move to the Netherlands in person. You must make an appointment to do this.

Make an appointment

All family members who wish to be registered must come to the appointment with you. This includes babies, young children and elderly people.

For the appointment for this registration we require:

A legal travel document which also proves your nationality
Documents that prove you stay here, like a lease agreement or the agreement of the owner that you will be living in their house or appartment.
Official documents from your time in foreign countries. These documents include a birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorcepapers etc. Please note that these documents need to be in Dutch, English, German and French. If they are not, they are required to be translated by a registrated translator.
When you come to the Netherlands from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius or Sint Maarten, we need prove of your deregistration.
In case it's needed: A legal permit of residency, of proof that a request for one is pending

For the registration, you need to make an appointment at the Town Hall.

Registration is free of charge. You must pay the costs of translating or legalising official documents that you may need to take with you.

The municipality will register you in the Basisregistratie Personen – BRP (Personal Records Database) during the actual appointment. You will receive a confirmation letter. The municipality will send your citizen service number (BSN) by post within 4 weeks.

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